But this is one of his much admired 'romans durs' - spare, hard, gimlet-eyed tales, often set in provincial France, that deal with the extraordinary dramas that take place in the most ordinary of lives.

The novel was first published in 1959 under the title 'Dimanche'.

As well as being a much-respected novelist and short story writer, Ronald Frame has written many plays and series for Radio 4 and Radio 3.

This is his third Georges Simenon 'roman dur' dramatisation for Radio 4, following 'Monsieur Monde Vanishes' and 'The Blue Room', which the Daily Mail called 'grippingly good, wonderfully atmospheric...reminds us just how good radio drama can be.'.

Dramatisation of Georges Simenon's novel about a chef who decides to kill his wife.

But this is one of his much admired 'romans durs' - spare, hard, gimlet-eyed tales, often set in provincial France, that deal with the extraordinary dramas that take place in the most ordinary of lives.

The novel was first published in 1959 under the title 'Dimanche'.

As well as being a much-respected novelist and short story writer, Ronald Frame has written many plays and series for Radio 4 and Radio 3.

This is his third Georges Simenon 'roman dur' dramatisation for Radio 4, following 'Monsieur Monde Vanishes' and 'The Blue Room', which the Daily Mail called 'grippingly good, wonderfully atmospheric...reminds us just how good radio drama can be.'.

Dramatisation of Georges Simenon's novel about a chef who decides to kill his wife.

But this is one of his much admired 'romans durs' - spare, hard, gimlet-eyed tales, often set in provincial France, that deal with the extraordinary dramas that take place in the most ordinary of lives.

The novel was first published in 1959 under the title 'Dimanche'.

As well as being a much-respected novelist and short story writer, Ronald Frame has written many plays and series for Radio 4 and Radio 3.

This is his third Georges Simenon 'roman dur' dramatisation for Radio 4, following 'Monsieur Monde Vanishes' and 'The Blue Room', which the Daily Mail called 'grippingly good, wonderfully atmospheric...reminds us just how good radio drama can be.'.

Dramatisation of Georges Simenon's novel about a chef who decides to kill his wife.

But this is one of his much admired 'romans durs' - spare, hard, gimlet-eyed tales, often set in provincial France, that deal with the extraordinary dramas that take place in the most ordinary of lives.

The novel was first published in 1959 under the title 'Dimanche'.

As well as being a much-respected novelist and short story writer, Ronald Frame has written many plays and series for Radio 4 and Radio 3.

This is his third Georges Simenon 'roman dur' dramatisation for Radio 4, following 'Monsieur Monde Vanishes' and 'The Blue Room', which the Daily Mail called 'grippingly good, wonderfully atmospheric...reminds us just how good radio drama can be.'.

Dramatisation of Georges Simenon's novel about a chef who decides to kill his wife.